It's probably dirty contacts or a broken or diconnected trailing cable. Take out the cartridges and clean the contacts on the cartridge and in the carriage first with some alcohol and a cotton swap then with a clean pencil eraser. If that doesn't work then it is most likely a failure in the trailing cable or with the electronics and isn't worth repairing in a printer of this class.

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It would be worth a try to insert a different / new cartridge to determine if it's the root cause of the problem. If you're hesitant about buying, try to contact Lexmark Technical Support Center for assistance.

Try to reseat the black cartridge. If that doesn't help, try to clean the cartridge nozzles. On the printer operator panel > press Setup button > Maintenance > Clean Cartridges > Ok. Your printer will then print a page, forcing ink through the nozzles to clean them. Try to print again. You may also try to insert a different known working black cartridge to determine if the other is faulty. If your new cartridge is faulty, return it to the purchase store (if within return period) or contact Lexmark technical support for assistance.

There is nothing wroung with refilling but there is something wroung with the cartridge if it does not print. You might have ran out of refill cycles on that particular cartridge and not even know about the cycle requirments for lexmark printers. Your issue could be resolved by purchasing a new cartridge fixing the old one is not going to cut it.

Try checking the ink cartridges and make sure they have ink in them or it will keep printing blank pages. Then try printing a test page by going to control panel, clicking on printers and faxes and right clicking on your printer and going to properties. Then go all the way down to the bottom of the page and click print test page. It will clean the printer cartridges and align them to print correctly. It should work after that.

go to---- lexmark solution center option ---- by clicking the ---printing preferances option ---- in that select the ---new cartridge installation option or change cartridge option---- in that option you select the proper number of your cartridge and it will ask whether it is new or old let the cartridge refilled or used or any you should always select the option new cartridges.then it will detect the cartridge and u will be able to print the colour from the cartridge.

This has been just happening with me aswell - I just changed the colour cartridge with the black cartridge ran out but i kept it in as it told me to place one in. Trying to print out but black ink wont come - just blank pages - surely the colour cartridge can make black? However, if you have the colour cartridge and are on microsoft word or similar, change the colour of the writing to dark navy and it will print out documents.